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package org.flowable.engine.impl.transformer;

import org.flowable.common.engine.api.FlowableException;

/**
 * A Transformer is responsible of transforming an object into a different object
 * 
 * @author Esteban Robles Luna
 */
public interface Transformer {

    /**
     * Transforms anObject into a different object
     * 
     * @param anObject
     *            the object to be transformed
     * @return the transformed object
     * @throws FlowableException
     *             if the transformation could not be applied
     */
    Object transform(Object anObject);
}